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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-06
MAIN e.
Bar harbor Notes.

BAR HARBoR, June 4.-The tide of sum-
mer travel is slowly but surely drifting this
way. Among those who have titus early
yentured through the mists that have hovered
us the past week may be mentioned Mrs.
Henry Bigelow Williams and daughter, of
the Hotel Kensington, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall of Cambridge, Mass, with party
of young attendants whom they are prepar-
ing for Harvard College; Mr.. S. A. Cushing
and family of Newport, r. l.. and several
others
About $50 men are employed on the sewers,
the work on which is being pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. Thursday night
large crowd of the workmen got hilarious,
and in the disturbance that subsequently
followed one man (named Berry was cut
quite badly in the neck with knife, and
another received severe blow over the eye
arrested four of the ringleaders.
Drowned While Bathing.
SKowHEGAN, June 4.-Eddie Lewis, II
years old, was drowned while bathing in the
Kennebec river this noon.
The Fire-bug Again.
RocKLAND, June Am incendiary fire
this morning destroyed three buildings, the
property of Mrs. Lucy Snow. The buildings
were occupied by H. ii. Hall g. Co., wood,
hay and coal dealers, and H. S. Perry, sail
maker. The buildings were worth about
1900; no insurance. Two valuable horses
were lost in the fire. Hall & Co. also lost
carriages and carts.
Moving Newspaper Plant.
FRYEBURG, June Ar. Fulton Worm
wood, editor and proprietor of the Oxford
County Record, local weekly paper printed
at Kezar Falls, has decided to move his
paper and job printing Office to Fryeburg.
Elijah Russell, a somewhat famous printer
of his day, started the Russell Echo, or the
North Star. in Fryeburg, nearly 100 years
ago, it being one of the first papers pub
lished in this district nf Maine, but, with its
constituency of Indians, bears and wolves,
the Star ceased to twinkle and soon went
out 1t is hoped that the Record win live to
good old age.
Arrival OF Fishing Schooner.
RocKLAND, June 5.-The fishing schooner
Oracle Young, Captain Whitman, arrived
this morning from five weeks trip to the
Banks with 10000 pounds of halibut, con-
signed to Stephen Chase g. Co.
Kennebec s. J. Court.
AUGUSTA, June 4.-The Law Court, which
has been in session here for ten days past,
finally adjourned today, having had very
busy session. In the case of Sylvester S.
Wormell VS.. the Maine Central Railroad
Company the motion was sustained and a
new trial granted. The motion was made by
the defendant, a jury having awarded the
plaintiff damages.
At the April sitting of the grand jury an
indictment was obtained against S. G. Davis
of Winthrop for operating stationary
engine in the centre of the town. 1t was
alleged that insurance companies would not
take risks in the vicinity of the engine by
reason of the danger from fire. The indict-
ment was taken to the Law Court and de-
cision was rendered today quashing it.
In a large number of Kennebec rum cases
the exceptions have been overruled and the
par;e must 60 to Jail or pay fines.
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a handsome Church.

Bangor now boasts of the handsomest
Catholic church in NewsEngland, st. Johns,
the Improvements in which are now COM
pleted. The church was reopened Sunday
with very interesting ceremonies. Rt. Rev.
Bishop Healy was present and conducted the
services. The church will seat some 5000 or
more persons. Its architecture is Of the
magnificent gothic style, and for four months
its exterior has been in charge of L. j. Schu-
maker OF Boston and a large corps of fresco
artists, who have decorated it in the most
elaborate manner. The most prominent fea-
ture Is splendid reproduction of Murillo's
celebrated immaculate Conception" New
windows have been placed in the church
some OF them memorial and presented by
prominent members Of the parish. A new
bell was placed in the structure Saturday. 1t
Is the largest in the city. Of a deep, rich
tone, and was east in Troy, N. Y. 1t will be
blessed by Bishop Healy Sunday. The
whole improvements have been made under
the direction of Rev. Father Edward Me-
Sweeney, and have cost thousands of dol
lara
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THE STATE.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
At Leeds Falls the fish commissioners are
to turn out about 10000 land locked salmon
to go into Sebago waters.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The old cannons around Fort George at
Castine which have attracted so much at.
tention from visitors to this historic old spot
are being mounted. MIR. Geo, I'll. Witherle,
who owns the fort, is having this work done.
Capt. Hadlock of Cranberry Isle, and
others, have bought the steamer Florence.
She will run from South West Harbor to
Cranberry Isle, where hotel Is to be built
at once on the highest part Of the island,
which commands fine view.
KNOX COUNTY.
Sylvester and Leo Arau, italian BARRIERS
living in Camden, have recently received
ment of the balance Of the claim Of their
father, the late Count Antonio Arau of
Messina. The claim was on account of the
confscation Of his property for his participa-
tion as general in command of the inSurgent
forces against the Bourbon government in
1S48.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
1t is reported that some of the Gardiner
manufacturers, not satisfied with the ar
rangement of having the city clock run on
standard time, will start subscription paper
and raise funds to buy new clock to be
local time.
Among the wedding presents of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. Z. Gale Of Winthrop. whose mar
riage has been announced, was farm in
Readfeld from the father of the bridegroom,
Mr.. G. III. Gale.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The 18th Maine Regiment will hold its
next meeting in Bangor the 23d of this
month.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
A peculiar misfortune befel little French
child named Raemeau in Greenville recently.
She became frightened at a dog, screamed
and ran out her tongue in such way that
the dog, springing at her, caught It between
his teeth, biting it so severely that physi-
clan had to be called in.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The proposed new shoe factory at Rich
mond is to be built and workmen are engaged
in laying the foundation.
ly completed, and the Italian labOrers have
left town.
YORK COUNTY.
A new convent is soon to be built in Bid
deford on the Catholic saciety's lot on Adams
street.
Albert A. White of Biddeford, against
whom three liquor indictments were found
at the January term, retracted his former
plea not guilty and pleaded guilty to all
three of the indictments in the Supreme
Court at Alfred. He also pleaded guilty to
found by the grand jury at this term. On
this last Indictment he was sentenced by the
court to four months in Alfred Jail and on
the other three indictments to sixty days in
Alfred jail, making six months in all. He
was at once remanded to jail by the court.
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THE PRESIDENTS VACATION.
The Chief Magistrate Catches some
Large Lakers.
The President and Party Spend a
Quiet Day Sunday.
Thursday Fixed as the Time to Re-
turn to Washington.

PROSPECT HOUSE, N. Y, June 4.-The
President. after an early breakfast, went off
down the lake with his guide, accompanied
by DR.. Rossman. to troll in the neighborhood
of Eagle Island. They were on the lake till
the dinner hour, when they landed. From
O'Clock until they padded towards home,
trolling as they came. The President got
back with six good "lakers," weighing from
two to six pounds. Col. Lamont spent the
day at Fay Brook, where be caught rs speck-
led trout with light fly rod. On his return
from the postmaster at Malone, announcing
the death of ex-Vice President Wheeler.
At A o'clock this afternoon, Mrs. Cleve-
land, Mrs. Lamont and Mrs. Rossman gave a
yeryi pleasant little informal tea to their
friends at Saranac.
The President may return to Washington
on Thursday next, but has not positively
fixed the date Of departure. An invitation
was sent to him from West Point, urging
him to stop on his way back to Washington.
He will probably not be able to accept it.
The President tonight sent the following
despatch to Postmaster Charles A. Burke, at
Malone, N. Y:
SARxNAc. June A.
lu their grief for the death Of their DISTINGUISHED
fellow townsman, shall be unable to attend the
funeral services on Tuesday next
(Signed), GROVER CLEVELAND.
jsDoIECI hOtHE, NJ june O.-lNe
President has had day Of complete rest,
spent at the cottage with Mrs. Cleveland and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont, or in walking about
the hotel and along the lake shore. There
were no boats moving on the lake except
those which brought a few travellers from
below, and fishing rods were not used. The
President will probably resume fishing to-
morrow, when he proposes to make round
about journey by boat and several carries"
through the chain of lakes and ponds to the
westward, reaching Saranac Lake again by
way Of Fishing Creek. Lunches will be
taken along. If an early start is made, there
will be time for trolling on the way, and II is
expected that O good string of speckled
trout will be caught. 1t is now reasonably
certain that the President will leave Thurs
day afternoon and return to Washington by
the route travelled in coming. He has been
greatly benefited by the week of freedom
from business. There have been no depart
ures by the gentlemen of the Presidents par
ty from the rule of plain dressing. The
Presidents boots had been polished by mis-
take, but he wore brown velvet jacket and
soft felt hat today, just as he has since his
arrival. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Lamont
made concession to Sunday by appearing
this afternoon in white costumes Of soft WOOL
en- material, but without a change of hats.
Ex-Vice President Wheeler's death recalls
the fact that he was formerly well known
visitor and fisherman here. During his term
as Vice President, he brought President
Hayes and Mrs. Hayes here, and Mrs. Hayes
won some renown by catching large laker.
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Commercial and Industrial.

Lamson & Bryant have their clothing fac
tory at Freedom in shape for business. They
will start twelve machines at first and add
as their business may require them.
The Dexter Gazette reports that some Dex-
ter merchants, disgusted at the Maine Gen.
trails new freight rates, propose to arrange
to get their freight from Boston by water to
Bangor, and from thence by rail to Dexter.
They think they can save money by so
doing.
A new industry and rather novel one has
been started in Dexter. A ''still'' has been
erected there for extracting the oil from
cedar boughs. These .boughs are cut fine
and packed close in large wooden tanks,
through which steam is passed until the oil
is extracted. This is probably the only
establishment of the kind in Maine, although
they are said to be quite common among the
green hills of Vermont. The product is
worth some $50 for each barrel of 800
pounds. Leslie M. johnson and Herbert
Chase are now carrying on the work. The
boughs are given them by parties who are
glad to have their pastures cleared of them.
The East Dover wooden mill is running
day and night, turning off about thousand
yards OF flannels daily.
Grenville NJ. Stevens of Portland has
large contract for manufacturing large show
spools for the Goats Thread Company of
Pawtucket, r. l. The spools are made of
pulp in exact imitation OF ordinary turned
spools and are wound with cord to initiate
the thread. They are used for advertising
and are to be supplied to the customers of
the Coats Company. Mr.. Stevens secured
the contract in competition with several
large New York manufacturers who tried
unsuccessfully to manufacture the article.
The tannery and pulp mill at Lincoln are
running on full time and the granite quarry
is getting under way. These industries, with
the demand for men to work ON the railroad
and in the woods peeling hemlock bark, and
also riyer-driving, makes wages good and
men scarce,
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YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST.
Healthy unacciImated People Urged
to Leave the island.

KEY WEST, Fla, June 1.-Two additional
cases of yellow fever were taken to the bar
racks hospital for treatment during the past
"a hours, two additional deaths are expected
before morning, and the indications point to
continuance of.the disease. Such was the
status of yellow fever last night. William
Jameson, publisher of the Democrat, is
down with the fever. The board of health
today renew their request for all healthy
unacclimated persons to leave the island,
and the exodus continues by the only ave-
nues of escapes which are now confined to
New York and New Orleans, the Jackson
vile authorities having notified the board of
health at Tampa that passengers from here
must remain at Tampa in quarantine for Is
days before proceeding to other sports. A
large number of people left yesterday for
New York on the steamer Carondelet while
the steamer Hutchinson also took many.
Quarantine restrictions, established at all
the gulf ports against vessels from here,
have become so stringent that it is expected
that all communication with the outside
will shortly be cut off. Last nights bulletin,
issued by the board of health, reads "The
number of cases of yellow fever to date is
13. of these, four have died, three are con-
yalescing and one is discharged. The others
are in the hospital, excepting one taken sick
before the use of the hospital building was
obtained.
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A Tw,cE-ToLD MILLIONAIRE.
The viii Of the Late Hon. S. n. Blake
Of Bangor.

BANGOR, June 4.-The will of Hon. S. FL.
Blake, twice-told millionaire, has been
presented for probate and has caused a gen.
uine surprise. A leading business man, who
knew Mr.. Blake well, says the estate is
worth $2,CCo,C0o and the will itself, while
giving no clue to the amount of property in
volyed, and SO worded as not to facilitate in
yestitation, shows that for twelve years this
rich man was troubled over the disposal of
his vast estate. During all this time the es-
tate paid tax in Bangor upon but $50, O,Cco.
The original will was made in 1875. Codicils
were 1876, 1877, 1881, 1883 and 1886. In the
last win he gave his wife $1Co,Cco and 'she
take the house." E. N. Blake is made richer
by $5O,cco. Edward Hutchinson of Auburn
also gets $4,000 in lieu of other bequests,
and Mr. Blake asks him, when he disposes
of it 'to have regard to the blood and source
of this legacy" Mabel Packard of Auburn
also is given $50,0co. The children of Mary
Stearns of $4,000 in place of other moneys
Two Of these children-the boys-are given
farm in Paris provided they give their
father life estate therein, SO long as he
shall please to live there"
claim against w. ii. Curtis is mentioned
and the following instructions are left re-
garding it:
II am sorry to add, but it is upon nv mind
to do 50, that desire my executors to col
lect, If practicable, the debt against w. H.
Curtis. The debt will not outlaw during
his absence from the State but will remain
alive upon his return. l lent him the money
without security or extra interest, in the
hope of its establishing him in business and
otherwise greatly promoting his personal
welfare: He has paid his mercantile debts,
as understand, in full, but has left this
wholly unprepared and unprovided for. In
stead OF appreciation for the favor / was
asked and supposed was rendering him, he
has manifested ingratitude and sourness
towards me. have not been treated by him
as l endeavored to deserve, and therefore
enlol,n this special request upon my execu-
The will itself covers 45 pages, was writ
ten by himself, and it appears that in nearly
every instance when seeking witnesses to his
signature he sought out men whose names
had not heretofore appeared therein
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GENERAL NEWS.

Cardinal Gibbons has returned from
Europe.
Whitelaw Reid is recovering from an at
tack of typhoid fever
Arthur e. Hornblower. treasurer of the
Hudson county Council of the Royal Ar
canum, of Hoboken, N, j., is missing. 1t is
supposed he committed suicide.
Henry E. Dlxey has closed his season with
'Adonis" in New York city.
Arrangements have been made for mon
ster dem nstration in favor of DR.. McGlynn,
which is to take place in New York on the
18th of this month, the anniversary of the
battle OF Waterloo.
DR.. McCosh of Princeton, n j., is recov-
ering from his late sickness.
The Cunard steamer Umbria has made the
passage from Queenstown to New York in
days % hours and 40minutes, the quickest on
record.
An unknown man jumped from train on
the Old Colony road, Saturday, and was in
The training ships Saratoga. jamestown
and Portsmouth will make summer trip in
foreign waters.
Army officers say, the drilling at the ma
tional encampment in Washington, ID. c.,
was the best they ever saw.
AT Austin, Texas, business men offer
$4,000 and so acres OF land for home for
INDECENT printers.
The roller flour mill at Crookstown, MINI,
has been burned. The loss is $4,000,
- N.oP"e~h AAShl ~ <AuobidAius ody
that Trickett and Beach will row for the
championship
The great Anderson will contest, which
has occupied the attention of Judge Law
renee and jury in New York for about
three weeks, was ended Saturday by the
jury bringing in verdict for the plaintiff,
Mary Maud Watson. The verdict virtually
inyalidates the will of the old millionaire
and affects the title to S13,0OO,c00 worth of
property.
Lennie McAfee, the well known billiard
expert, jumped from the third story of his
dwelling in Minneapolis to the pavement.
and was so badly injured that he died in n
few hours He had been sick and accom-
plished the act while delirious.
District Attorney MARITIME said, Saturday
that there would be no action taken by him
in regard to alleged tampering with the
Sharp jury until Monday, when the matter
will he heard in court before Judge Barrett.
Mr.. MARITIME on Saturday was visited by
Geo. f. Sutton, one of the men who was ap-
preached by some person anxious for Sharp's
welfare, and several other men who have
= knowledge of this and other like matters
passed some time during the morning with
Mr.. MARITIME.
The body of little Magdalena Zorn, lost
fortnight ago while attending picnic with
her schoolmates at the ruins of Fort George,
New York, was found yesterday afternoon
in a swamp at 260th street and Eleventh
avenue, near the place where last seen.
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revealed no cencert of action. Bars were
closed and no liquor dispensed. At Del
moDico's wine was served with meals when
ever desired. The Gilsey House gave relief
to the thirsty in its cafe, and guests were
told 1t was not necessary to lay in supply
for Sunday use. The Sturtevant did like
wise. The Brunswick, Victoria, Hoffman,
Park Avenue, Grand: Union, Ast0r, Union
Square and Morton House clerks said there
had been no liquors whatever served. The
clerk at the Fifth Avenue argued the ques-
the churches and arrest those who passed
the communion cup, as under rigid con-
struction Of the law they had no more right
to give away wine than the hotel keepers
,.he saloon keepers observed the law in part
but those who passed the scrutiny of their
pickets at side doors had no difficulty in
quenching their thirst with the prohibited
beverages. A number of dealers OF this
class were arrested.
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Der, the whole matter of how and by whom
PRESIDENT Cleveland was invited to be pres
ent was fully discussed. and resolution
adopted stating that the citizens committee
Is not In any way representative of the
Srand Army, that 1t claims no authority
from the Grand Army, and none of its acts
are binding on that organization. During
idea of inviting the President to visit st.
Louis during the encampment originated
with and was carried out by the citizens
committee and by the citizens of st. Louis,
and that the Grand Army had nothing what
ever to do with it,
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Seventh Maine Auxiliary corps.

Saturday evening was the occasion Of a
very pleasant gathering Of the above society
at the residence Of Comrade Motley in East
Deering At the usual time supper was
served at which about thirty Of the comrades,
with their wives and sons and daughters.
sat down and many new faces were seen at
the board. After supper the gentlemen adj
journed to the piazza and enjoyed their post
prandial smoke and the ladies made them
selves generally useful in clearing the decks
for action. The evening was passed in games
Comrade Woodbury. Hatch, written in his
humorous style. The ladies wore for the
first time their corps badges consisting of a
plain Maltese cross with the figure in the
center, the pattern being taken from the 9th
Corps badge.
The company dispersed at late hour
unanimously voting this "the best time yet"
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HONORARY GRADUATE
Degrees for Girls.

1S37-Theophilus Chandler, born 18th {
1907, at New Gloucester; died 21st Dee. II
at BroOkline, Mass.
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A WATER SPOUT
Bursts and Creates Much Damage In
an Ohio Town.

CLEVELAND, o., June Sat Oberiin, o.,
this afternoon during thunder storm which
swept over the northern part Of the State,
much damage was done by cloud burst OF
water spout. When the storm was at its
height an immense volume of water came
down suddenly, swelling to raging torrent
the little creek which flows through the
town. The stream rose several feet within a
few minutes flooding the streets, filling Gel
lars and in many cases driving persons to
the upper stories. One house was hoated
from its foundations and havor was played
hundred feet of the Lake Shore railroad
track was washed away and one passenger
train stopped. The flood subsidized almost as
quickly as 1t came. 1t is impossible to tell
now the exact amount of damage, but prob
ably it will be from $15,0c0 to S20,OCo.
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News from pararo.

TANAMA, June 5.-Cable messages have
reached here that a combination has been
aqsS doLep 10 IN nsS EHISoPes tse by which the capital
All the wealthiest of the largest contrscting
firms here have received kilograms to this
effect and are therefore hurryine fopwarS
the work at increased speed. ioi "aiu
-, A general row broke out recently among
the guests who had assembled to celehrotes
the marriage of Benito Hernanez and 'inni,
alta Alidez at Merida, Yucatan. and during
the fight seven persons were killed thse
groom being among them.